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OPINION: THREE REASONS MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER NEXT PRO YEAR ONE IS A FAILURE

Sporting Kansas City II had their inaugural MLS Next Pro season come to an end with a shootout win over the Western Conference champs, St. Louis City 2 this past weekend. It was a good end to an otherwise up and down season for first year head coach Benny Feilhaber and his staff. This story isn’t about SKC II, but instead about the league and product as a whole and how it failed it’s fans and more importantly, it’s players, in year one.

2022 was the league’s first season and it only has room to go up from here. Let’s count the ways MLS failed in launching it’s new third division soccer league. Continue reading

BRIGHTON SET TO BATTLE LEEDS AND LEICESTER FOR ECUADOR INTERNATIONAL

Brighton and Hove Albion are said to be keen on adding a third Ecuador international to their Premier League squad. Brighton already have Moises Caicedo and Jeremy Sarmiento among their ranks and are said to be tracking Los Angeles FC midfielder José Cifuentes.

The 23-year-old has represented his country six times and will likely feature at the Qatar World Cup later this year. Cifuentes is one of the brightest talents in the MLS and – according to reports from South America – has also been linked with Albion’s rivals Leeds United and Leicester City. Continue reading

CHELSEA IN TALKS TO SIGN SLONINA

Premier League heavyweights Chelsea are reportedly in talks to signyoung goalkeeper Gabriel Slonina from MLS football side Chicago Fire. Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano confirmed the interest of Chelsea in the American shot stopper via his official Twitter accountand that the next hours are important for the potential transfer of the goalkeeper as he has also been strongly linked with newly crowned European champions Real Madrid.

The Spanish La Liga side have had a bid turned down for the 19-year-old Chicago Fire goalkeeper. The official bid from Real Madrid for Slonina was turned down by his MLS football team. Continue reading

INTER MIAMI WANT TO SIGN. BARCELONA STAR JORDI ALBA

Barcelona defender Jordi Alba could reportedly reunite with Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez at Inter Miami, with the MLS club looking to sign him by 2023.

According to a report by Spanish publication SPORT, Jordi Alba is the subject of interest from Inter Miami over a possible move next year. The MLS upstart will look to reunite Barcelona’s legendary former quartet of Alba, Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Sergio Busquets in 2023.
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DYNAMO CONFIRM ZECA TRANSFER

Houston Dynamo have announced the signing of Brazilian defender Zeca. The ex-Santos and Internacional star has penned a one-year deal with the option to extend for the 2023 season and 2024 season. MLS football side Houston Dynamo confirmed the transfer on Thursday.

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27-year-old Zecapreviously played for a couple ofBrazilian clubs. The defensive player featured for teams such as Bahia, Internacional, Santos and Vasco da Gama in his native Brazil.Zeca will have a taste of MLS football when the 2022 season starts later this year.
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PHILADELPHIA, NASHVILLE BATTLE FOR FINAL SPOT

Philadelphia Union and Nashville SC meet each other in the first Eastern Conference semi-final with a place in the final up for grabs. The two MLS football teams will do battle at the Subaru Park in Chester, Pennsylvania to determine the team that will secure a place in the Eastern Conference final.

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Nashville SC had to see off Orlando City SC to book their place in the Eastern Conference semis thanks to the brace from Hany Mukthar either side of the half-time break, while JakobGlesnes scored deep into stoppage time to take Philadelphia Union to the semis via a 1-0 win at home to New York Red Bulls. Nashville SC had to do things the hard way when the two MLS football sides met at the Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.
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BUKSA RECEIVES POLAND INVITATION

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In-form striker Adam Buksahas been called up to the Poland national team ahead of the upcoming Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifiers billed for this month. Buksa, 25, plays for MLS football club New England Revolution and he received his invitation to the Poland senior national team setup once again on Tuesday.

It seemed like it was inevitable for New England Revolution striker Buksa to join up with his country ahead of the October games especially after a productive time with the team last month but the invitation didn’t arrive until Tuesday. Continue reading “BUKSA RECEIVES POLAND INVITATION”

LUIZ AGREES DEAL TO SIGN FOR BRAZILIAN OUTFIT FLAMENGO

Former Arsenal defender David Luiz has reportedly agreed a deal to sign for Brazilian Serie A side Flamengo after he was released by the Gunners this summer. Brazilian central defender Luiz was told that he would no longer be needed at the Emirates Stadium and that he could start looking for a club that he would like to sign for this summer. However, after initially holding talks with up to three clubs including Greek league side Olympiakos, Crystal Palace, and one unnamed club in the United States Major League Soccer, he was not able to arrive at any concrete agreement with any other club except Flamengo, a club that plays in his native Brazil.

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Olympiakos were particularly said to have made a breakthrough in the contract negotiations with the defender but certain issues that could not be fixed began to arise and they all led to the breakdown in those talks. The player was also said to have been keen to move to Greece and play for me of the country’s biggest clubs in what he reportedly termed as a new and exciting challenge and experience but that will no longer be happening.
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BECKHAM PROMISES NEW SIGNINGS AT INTER MIAMI

David Beckham has assured the concerned fans of United States Major League Soccer giants Inter Miami that there will be new signings at the club, quashing rumors about a potential quiet transfer window. Beckham has always indicated that he is interested and very willing to play a very active role in ensuring that there are new players recruited into the team and he says that he will not be letting the fans expect new signings for nothing. Before the end of the last footballing season, Beckham mentioned that he is more than ready to welcome some of the elite players from abroad not only to play football but for commercial reasons as well.

The former Manchester United star then said that if Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi and Juventus talisman Cristiano Ronaldo were to be available for a transfer, he would gladly work on a deal to sign them for the club. Beckham is a part-owner of Inter Miami and has been working closely with the agents of some of the most experienced players across Europe who wish to further their careers in the United States and he has been creating a perfect relationship with them as well.
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LODEIRO RULED OUT TILL JUNE

Seattle Sounders skipper Nicholas Lodeiro has been ruled out of action until next month. This was revealed by his manager, c. According to Sounders manager Schmetzer, Uruguayan international Lodeiro has a knee injury and he will miss the rest of mls football action for this month.

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The Seattle Sounders boss said that his skipper won’t return to mls football action until June at least. Schmetzer talked about Lodeiro and his injury woes while he was on Sports Radio KJR earlier on Tuesday. He said that his player will miss the next two matches for the Sounders in mls football as a result of the inflammation in his knee.
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